9/23/2013 |
Miggy returns to Tigers' lineupAfter sitting on Sunday because of soreness in his groin, Miguel Cabrera was back in action for Monday's series opener in Minnesota.

9/23/2013 |
Walk-off magic: Rays stay alone atop AL Wild CardPinch-hitter James Loney connected on an 0-1 pitch from Tommy Hunter to lead off the bottom of the ninth and deposited the ball into the right-field stands to give the Rays a 5-4 walk-off win over the Orioles.

9/23/2013 |
Orioles suffer double whammy in lossIt's hard to imagine a worse scenario for the Orioles, who lost Monday's game and a pair of infielders, including the devastating scene of third baseman Manny Machado crumpling to the ground with a left knee injury.

9/23/2013 |
Jeter braces for '14 as last of 'Core' standingAs Mariano Rivera counts down the last six regular-season games of his career and Andy Pettitte also prepares to head home, Yankees captain Derek Jeter said that all of these extended ovations and celebrations have made it sink in that the "Core Four" is about to be whittled down to just one.

9/23/2013 |
Cobb nets his first Player of Week AwardIn helping to keep the Rays in fine standing in the American League Wild Card race, Tampa Bay starter Alex Cobb was named the league's Player of the Week on Monday.

9/23/2013 |
Rockies' Gardner emerging as effective relieverThere has been a recent change in Joe Gardner's development program with the Rockies. Instead of continuing as a starting pitcher, as had been his role with Cleveland and after the trade to Colorado, Gardner is now pitching exclusively as a reliever.

9/23/2013 |
Davey welcomes chance to best CardinalsAfter losing to the Cardinals in the 2012 National League Division Series and getting swept by them in a three-game series in April, manager Davey Johnson was looking forward to playing the Cardinals at Busch Stadium this week in a three-game series.

9/23/2013 |
Field expected to play faster after football gameCardinals head groundskeeper Bill Findley had a look of exhaustion as he and his crew wrapped up their work preparing the Busch Stadium field for Monday night's game against the Nationals.

9/23/2013 |
Nats' playoff hopes dashed after loss to CardsDuring the Winter Meetings last year, after watching his team agree to terms with right-hander Dan Haren, Nationals manager Davey Johnson made a bold prediction: "World Series or bust." It looks like "bust" as the Nationals were edged by the Cardinals, 4-3, at Busch Stadium on Monday and were eliminated from the National League Wild Card race.

9/23/2013 |
Cards eliminate Nats, magic number to fourThe Cardinals took another step toward the National League Central crown Monday. St. Louis opened their last homestand with a 4-3 win over the Nationals, dropping their magic number to clinch the division to four over the Pirates and the Reds. They can secure the NL Central pennant as early as Wednesday.

9/23/2013 |
Communication key aspect of McGwire's jobAfter spending three seasons as the Cardinals' hitting coach, Mark McGwire is in his first year in the role for the Dodgers. Since July 1, the Dodgers are 52-23 with a combined batting average of .275, something that helped them secure the National League West.

9/23/2013 |
CC finished for the year with hamstring strainThe Yankees shut down ace CC Sabathia for the season Monday after it was determined that the left-handed sustained a Grade 2 strain in his left hamstring during his last start.

9/23/2013 |
Mo's longtime bullpen catcher offers insightThe phone in the Yanks' bullpen would ring and the message was always the same. "Get Mo going." For more than a decade, Mike Borzello, sitting in the dugout at Wrigley Field on Sunday, 800 miles from Yankee Stadium and Mariano Rivera, knew what that meant.

9/23/2013 |
Extra extras: Season heading toward recordGoing into extra innings -- and often very deep into free baseball -- has been pretty much an everyday occurrence in 2013, building toward an all-time record.

9/23/2013 |
The Week Ahead: Dramatic finish straight aheadFive teams -- the Dodgers, Red Sox, A's, Braves and Cardinals -- have locked up postseason berth, but there are still five slots, including two division titles, to be won over the final seven days of the regular season. That means for five teams, it's almost party time. And there remain a few trying to get to the party.

9/23/2013 |
Scully responds to street suggestion with ownVin Scully offered an alternative to the suggestion that a street should be named after Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster, saying that a street should instead be named after Walter O'Malley or Peter O'Malley.